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paralytic abasia

US/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/

paralytic abasia noun: inability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.

Noun

paralytic abasia (uncountable)

  1. Inability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.

Origin of paralytic abasia

From paralytic (not step condition) + abasia (“relating to paralysis”).

Questions about paralytic abasia

What does paralytic abasia mean?
Paralytic abasia means inability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.
What part of speech is paralytic abasia?
Paralytic abasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce paralytic abasia?
Paralytic abasia is pronounced /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/ (US).

Words near paralytic abasia in the dictionary

  1. paralysis agitans
  2. paralysis by analysis
  3. paralysis tick
  4. paralysis ticks
  5. paralytic
  6. paralytic abasia
  7. paralytic dementia
  8. paralytic dementias
  9. paralytical
  10. paralytically
  11. paralytick

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